Capture /(?)/

1. The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.

   Even with regard to captures made at sea.

2. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
3. The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.

imp. & p. p. Captured; p. pr. & vb. n. Capturing

1. To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
2. to record or make a lasting representation of (sound or images); as, to capture an event on videotape; the artist captured the expression of grief on his face.
3. to take control of, or remove from play; as, to capture a piece in chess. (Games)
4. to exert a strong psychological influence on; as, to capture the heart of a maiden; to capture the attention of the nation.
5. to record (data) in a computer-readable form; as, to capture a transaction in a database. (Computers)

   Her heart is like some fortress that has been captured.